Pvt
Denis McGrath
Military Details
Service Number: 5783471
Regiment & Unit / Ship
4th Welch Regiment
Service Branch
Army
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
1941
Residence at Enlistment
1 Ennerdale Rd , Cleator moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd Bttn
Service Number at Enlistment
5783471.
Service History
was laid to rest in Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands (Holland) (Grave Reference: 6.F.3). Parts of the Netherlands had been liberated from German Occupation in September 1944 but there was still some fierce fighting and lives lost before it was fully liberated in the spring of 1945
Personal Details
Date of Birth
23rd August 1922
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Address
1 Ennerdale Rd, Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
1 Ennerdale Rd , Cleator Moor
Parents
Dennis & Margaret
Siblings
Gerard John Elizabeth Agnes
Education and Occupation
School
St Patricks
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
23rd October 1944
Age at Death
22
Circumstances of Death
Denis McGrath (Junior) was serving with the 4th Battalion Welch Regiment when he lost his life on 23 October 1944. His Service Number was 5783471. Private Denis McGrath was laid
Place of Death
Netherlands
Theater of Action
Western Europe
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Pte.
Notes
In wartime some families inevitably have to bear the loss of a loved one, and in some cases more than one close relative, very often brothers or a father and son. In the case of the McGrath family of Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor, Cumberland Denis McGrath (Senior) lost his life in a mining accident in June 1943, while two of his sons - Denis McGrath (Junior) and John McGrath paid the Ultimate Sacrifice while serving in the army.
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